Slow and steady

We got some tough news the other day that our court date (hearing) is not until April 3rd.  This is the hearing where our request to become Oliver's parents is granted.

A week or two after the court date, the birth certificate is issued, and THEN we travel 2-3 weeks later. So, in summary, we are now hoping for May or June.

Although we were hoping for sooner, nothing bad or unusual has happened to our particular case, this is the normal procedure.  

So please pray that things continue to go through normally from here out, but there wont be any news for a while. We will be getting more pictures and updates and will share as soon as we can.

FYI, this is the possible timeframe:

Fun times at the Doc!

Brian is now Vaccinated for: Polio, Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Meningitis, and Hepatitis.
Yellow fever was definitely my favorite of the 5 booster shots.
FYI, one of the side effects is organ failure and death. G and I had a bet going on which organ it would be. So far, so good.

Still waiting on a travel date, the courts have our name in a pile, and things are progressing normally. The estimate is still late March early April, so keep your fingers crossed!

Where is Oliver living?

Getting Closer!!!

Above is our most recent update on our page at the agency, not much left to do! We will know when we travel in the next couple of weeks, our referral is currently on its way to the Ethiopian courts.

Right now we are keeping busy getting things ready and doing our next round of paperwork, baby visa and passport. Next week we are going to get our immunizations so we are ready to travel when they give us the go! We need to get a Yellow Fever shot, not very common here in MN!

Thanks to everyone for the congratulations and well wishes! We appreciate all the positive comments it keeps us going while we wait!

Oliver's Travels

Here is where he's been so far! click the little blue marks for a description.   One more big trip to go...

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Hi!

We found out we can email you the picture, but not post here....  So just send us a line and we'll send you the photo!

B&G

Say Hello to Oliver Aklilu Doe!!!!!!

I'll post the picture soon! (sorry for confidentiality not supposed to share it yet).  But I was born December 8th, 2008, so I am really little. I weigh 7.9 lbs and I am 20 inches long! I don't know if that means I will play hockey or basketball, time will tell. I am healthy and waiting for Mom and Dad, hopefully sometime in March/April!!